Given the function defined in the table below, find the average rate of change, in
simplest form, of the function over the interval 4 < x < 7.
f(x)
3
5
4.
9
5
15
6
23
7
33
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Answer:

  8

Step-by-step explanation:

It appears your table includes points (4, 9) and (7, 33). The average rate of change on the interval is the slope of the line between these two points:

  m = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1)

  m = (33 -9)/(7 -4) = 24/3 = 8

The average rate of change is 8.